Great Shaft to Mark Site of Old Fort Washington
Plans for restoring Fort Washington include rebuilding ramparts and setting a public park. A 280 foot marble shaft designed by Stoughton & Stoughton will crown the site, with a colonnade base and inscriptions detailing the fort’s history and the battles along the Hudson.
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Fort Washington
Bunker Hill Monument
Fort Washington Monument
Manhattan Island
Stoughton & Stoughton
New York
Bosso
Bunker Hill
Washington
Boston
Bludsen River
Hudson Walt
Song of Peace over Battlefields and Flags
A reflective verse extols peace after war, contrasting green fields and calm waters with past battles. It speaks of restored earth, halted cannons, and soldiers who died for peace, urging memory and rest along a peaceful shore in a National Republic.
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Bunker Hill
Brandywine
National Republic
Great Naval Hero Statute in Potomac Park Washington
The statue honoring John Paul Jones stands in Potomac Park Washington as a memorial. The great naval hero is commemorated with public ceremony led by the Sons of the American Revolution who helped erect the sculpture and preserve his memory.
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John Paul Jones
Potomac Park
Washington
Sons of the
Preamble themes fuel the Declaration of Independence
A fragment reflecting on the preamble of the Declaration of Independence. It cites phrases about unity, perseverance, faith, and the founding of a movement, noting how these words rallied people through struggle toward victory.
Nantucket Whaling and Tea Trade Before the Revolution
The article recalls Nantucket ships that carried whale oil to England and arranged with the East India Company to return tea to Boston. It notes the Dartmouth Beaver and Bedford and the jettison of tea in Boston Harbor, linking Nantucket whaling to the Boston tea party.
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Boston
Nantucket
South Pacific
Cape Horn
Francis A. Collins
St. Nicholas
Dartmouth
Beaver
Bedford
England
Mast India Company
Harber
Powder From Georgia Fueled Bunker Hill Battle
The Savannah magazine held a large amount of gun powder buried twelve feet underground that Governor Wright refused to protect. Colonists broke in and seized 600 pounds of gun powder, sending it to Beaufort then to Boston where it lit the opening actions of the Bunker Hill fight.
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Georgia
Bunker Hill
Massachhusetts
New England
South
Savannah
Wright
Beaufort
Boston
Bunter Hill
The Story of Paul as a Child in Sabbath Lessons
Primary through senior lesson notes on Saul’s boyhood and early training. It emphasizes the unity of God, the great commandment, and how to keep God’s word alive in daily life, home instruction, and routine talks with children. Saul’s ground of confidence as a Jew is outlined with birth, tribe, and Pharisee zeal.
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Alao
Paul
Saul
Lrazl
God
Israel
Benjamin
Tarsus
Palestine
Cilicia
Jerusalem
Gamaliel
Toman
Gau
The Joy of the Lord Prayer Poem Excerpt
A devotional line extols believers to let the joy of Christ spring up within and rejoice always. The excerpt attributes the blessing to a G A G Macgregor and urges spiritual renewal.
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Christ
Conversing With the Angels Quote by Lydia Maris Childe
An archival exclamation by Lydia Maris Childe declares belief in celestial converse. The speaker asserts no earthly power can stop her dialogues with angels despite feeding pigs with her hands.
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Earth
Lydia
Maris Childe
Electrical prospecting method aids mineral detection in Manitoba
The article explains electrical prospecting for minerals in northern Manitoba. It detects currents generated by ground waters acting on metalliferous ore. Conductivity differs greatly between sulphides and ordinary rocks, yielding strong indications on ore bodies while country rock shows none.
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Manitoba
British Empire Largest in World Coverage Report
The British empire spans 18,226,749 square miles, more than any other nation. France and colonies total 5,870,461 square miles in comparison.
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British Empire
France
Her
Biting Farewell From a Story
Tye spoke of a delightful evening and bid her good night in a softly spoken farewell noted by the Boston Transcript.
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Tye
Boston Transcript
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Fast Bunion Relief
An old ad proclaims Moone's Emerald Oil and Soft Corn remedies to ease bunion pain quickly. It claims two to three applications cut inflammation and pain within minutes and suggests a full two ounce bottle at drug stores with money back if not satisfied.
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Moone
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The
Opie
Pexel Company
Chicago
Ill
Warner
Warner’s Safe Remedies Co
Rochester N.Y
Wermer
Icnford
Mollywood
Monica Bivd
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